Category Archives: ->Open end by cycle

After a longer break, the journey continued…. with all the training to do again while knowing that the condition will come back. Hopefully sooner than later… Some darker clouds from north  Short break…After a longer climbing, the reward of the … Read More »

Finally back on a bit more cycling… the condition starts to be a little bit to be back! The day started nicely…. with the same view as yesterday with a nice beach.  The only negative point: I had thought to … Read More »

After a hiking weekend the goal was cycling the south of the second of the three half island of Chalkidiki. That island was looking much more promising as less flat.  The weather started a bit cloudy and with a first … Read More »

Waiking up with the bird song and sun is really nice…  But the tent was in the shadow of the tree  and the moisture from the sea was still on the tent… it took some more time to get ready.  … Read More »

After a cooool night even being in a house, I was invited for coffee, sweets and an Albanian Grappa for breakfast…. 🙂 I decided to cycled against the wind to the south of the island… as there should have been … Read More »

After heavy rain and strong wind, the night was quite short… even some tent peg were out of the soil.  Mount Olympos again… And the goal of the day: Cave with the oldest skull found in Greece 300’00-600’000y ago  And … Read More »

As my friendly Couchsurfing host needed to go to work, my day started early. I brought everything down and packed the bike.  My first goal after a coffee was to go to the Athos office to get some information. I … Read More »

Finally sun on the tent as breakfast…. but enough cold wind to cost some more energy to stand up. But I wanted to have a picture of the first sunlight.  And then the heater was slowly  And the day started … Read More »

Another lesson…. it’s not a good idea to put a tent on to sticky ground.. the earth sticks long to the shoes, the cycle and everything that touched the ground. Which is logic… or should.   Today’s breakfast… yummy! 🙂 … Read More »

…I decided  to stay longer in the tent to allow it to dry. As I don’t have a defined goal to be somewhere at a given time, I enjoy my new flexibility. Therefore I only started after 12 o’clock.  And … Read More »

The ride towards Loutra Edipsou was just beautiful not to steep, wind from south not to cold…. everything to feel well on a bicycle 🙂 So Limni is really nothing special…  Sometimes the nature wants its place back… And sometimes, … Read More »

The lesson of the day: check the fact…not only in politics.  Yesterday, the guy recommended me to to Limni because of the thermal bath.  I had planned a resting and especially a washing day, since my trousers were dirty by … Read More »

Lately, having no direct goal to reach, I have to learn to accept that my days are now finally much different then before ever. Additionally, my fitness is by far not there where it was..  so today I woke very … Read More »

The day started quite normal with Katina delay in breakfast. But i felt good because I slept much better then the two nights before.  So just before starting, I thought I would control the pressure of the tires and add … Read More »

Despite the low temperature, some rain (snow?) and the wind, I could quite good sleep. The magic of fresh air! But I was not fit at all… so I took it easy. And getting out of a warm sleeping back … Read More »

Yes… finally…. It was a not so easy decision to take leaving the friends of Athens and the easy life of “vacation” in Peloponnes by car and Athens. On the other hand: my body has lost all strength and I … Read More »

….with a delayed start.  After two months of resting (mostly administrativ stuff), I came back to a cold Athens and had no exercise anymore.  Since the weather forecast for the Peloponnes isn’t looking quite promising (even snow and below 0°C … Read More »

Back to childhood 😉 ​​

Well…. I wanted to start much earlier… but… yes… but! I had to phone with the “project leader” of the heating system for the home of my mum. The main reason I need to go back. It is quite unbelievable … Read More »

It started very specially today: first by hearing the rest of the rain outside… then by a very good breakfast… and finally by looking outside and starting to see the sun…😊 The street was still a bit humid here and … Read More »

Yesterday I was not sure if I should have continued the hill or not. But today, even having to start right “in the hill” I must say it was a good idea: the climbing would have been to much for … Read More »

(Once again the app messes the order of the Picts) Results of not taking the easy path… Zoom in the middle of the picture: modern art monastery: Rock and holes inside  Monastery Varlam from below Just a bridge over “nothing”…. … Read More »

When I woke the sun was already waiting… blue sky and fresh air. I knew I had to climb a bit more, but I hadn’t expected that much and reaching the 1700m over sea. The highest up to now with … Read More »

I was quite tired… as a woke only at 10am… may be as well because I hadn’t put the tent in the shade of a little house.  But it is the beauty not to be in hurry and allowed to … Read More »

The decision was taken: I had to head a bit faster to the south as bad weather was coming, including snow and one of my flight was booked.   So the day started not as I wanted because I had … Read More »

The first 10km were to cycle around the half island of Kastoria. Flat, easy going and cold in the shadows. But with beautiful mood. Depending when you got there you might be able to visit some of the caves that … Read More »

Waking up with a blue sky is always nice… 🙂 It took some time to let the tent a bit dry… but I am not in a hurry… The main direction was the lakes before Florina and the waterfall at … Read More »

The  day was much different then the previous ones. Starting with grey sky and low temperature, I first needed to go to a coffee and write some postcards. Then of course find the stamp and where to let them down.  … Read More »

Staying one day in Thessaloniki 

After a fabulous sunny day yesterday, the morning was much more cloudy and I wasn’t first sure how it would end… So I after breakfast, I packed my stuff and enjoyed the first 7km down… with tailwind 🙂 It was … Read More »

It started with muuuuch sleep since long. Which meant as well, that i started late. And that the wind had risen already.  But it was sunny, the temperatures were somewhere around 20°C and the road was clear: Kavala.  Interesting point: … Read More »

The day started beautifully after the huge bill of the hotel. Yes, I am not in Bulgaria, Serbia, or Romania. The prices are nearly as high as in Germany.  The road was fun. Few traffic, quite flat, nearly no wind. … Read More »

The two highlights of the day were the arriving of the fall colours and the caves of Bacho Kiro.  Interestingly, my right knee was hurting the first 10km again…. and the physical pain vanished later.  Tommorow will start with a … Read More »

After a rainy night (lucky me I had a room), and a nearly blue sky…my mood isn’t there where I wishedto be… unfortunately, I discussion with someone I started to care much turned bad… Hopefully words, time and cycling will … Read More »

Even the last time I controlled yesterday the temperature, it was below 5°C , the night inside the sleeping bag was to warm.  But quite… the truck of the 500+m away road were not load, and there was no noise … Read More »

Frankly said, I had a wrong idea of Ruse as “only” a factory city.  But my always laughing and friendly host did show me the city and surrounding. I’m Positively impressed.  And when we came back, her mother had cook … Read More »

The night at the camping was quite good, event quite close to the street. He morning humidity was still there, we were close to the water site.  I wanted to recharge one of my Swissbatteries.com and put it in the … Read More »

After yesterday’s resting day, the day started quite well. Breakfast with Willhelm, who we met three days before on camping Sigmaringen.  Saying as well goodbye to the camping-duck, who was rejected by its family during the first weeks. Now it … Read More »